Never, however, did dear youth carry in his person,
more wherewith to justify the turning of a girl's head, and
making her set all consequences at defiance for the sake of
following a gallant.
For, besides all the perfections of manly beauty which
were assembled in his form, he had an air of neatness and
gentility, a certain smartness in the carriage and port of
his head, that yet more distinguish'd him; his eyes were
sprightly and full of meaning; his looks had in them some-
thing at once sweet and commanding. His complexion out-
bloom'd the lovely-colour'd rose, whilst its inimitable
tender vivid glow clearly sav'd from the reproach of want-
ing life, of raw and dough-like, which is commonly made to
those so extremely fair as he was.
Our little plan was that I should get out about seven
the next morning (which I could readily promise, as I knew
where to get the key of the street-door), and he would wait
at the end of the street with a coach to convey me safe off;
after which, he would send, and clear any debt incurr'd by
my stay at Mrs. Brown's, who, he only judged, in gross,
might not care to part with one he thought so fit to draw
custom to the house.
I then just hinted to him not to mention in the house
his having seen such a person as me, for reasons I would
explain to him more at leisure. And then, for fear of
miscarrying, by being seen together, I tore myself from
him with a bleeding heart, and stole up softly to my room,
where I found Phoebe still fast asleep, and hurrying off my
few cloaths, lay down by her, with a mixture of joy and
anxiety that may be easier conceived than express'd.
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